Los Angeles Kings vs Washington Capitals NHL Picks, Odds, Predictions 11/17/21

The Washington Capitals and Los Angeles Kings meet Wednesday in NHL action at the Staples Center. The Washington Capitals look for a win after splitting their last eight games. The Los Angeles Kings look for a win after winning seven of their last eight games.

The Washington Capitals are averaging 3.4 goals per game and are scoring on 16.7 percent of their power play opportunities. Alex Ovechkin leads Washington with 12 goals, Evgeny Kuznetsov has 14 assists and John Carlson has 32 shots on goal. Defensively, the Washington Capitals are allowing 2.5 goals per game and are killing 82.1 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Vitek Vanecek has given up 21 goals on 238 shots faced, and IIya Samsonov has allowed 15 goals on 141 shots.

The Los Angeles Kings are averaging 2.7 goals per game and are scoring on 18.2 percent of their power play opportunities. Anze Kopitar leads Los Angeles with 8 goals, Alex Iafallo has 7 assists and Dustin Brown has 51 shots on goal. Defensively, the Los Angeles Kings are allowing 2.5 goals per game and are killing 74.4 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Jonathan Quick has given up 16 goals on 245 shots faced, and Calvin Petersen has given up 20 goals on 205 shots.

The Capitals are 5-1 in their last 6 games playing on 0 days rest and 21-9 in their last 30 road games. The Kings are 4-0 in their last 4 home games and 7-1 in their last 8 overall. The under is 5-2 in Capitals last 7 vs. Pacific. The under is 6-1 in Kings last 7 overall. The Capitals are 4-0 in the last 4 meetings.

The Washington Capitals are going to be favored for obvious reasons, and they’re a veteran team that’s had no issues winning on the end of a back to back. With that said, we’re getting plus money with a rested Kings team that’s hot and on their home ice. The Kings have also won eight oft heir last 10 home games against the Capitals. The Caps are probably the rightful favorites, but the value is with the Kings here.